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Tom Fallis Murder Trial: Wife’s Parents Say They’re in ‘Complete Shock’ Over Verdict
02 апреля, 2016
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Tom Fallis Murder Trial: Wife’s Parents Say They’re in ‘Complete Shock’ Over Verdict

The parents of Ashley Fallis, the wife of Tom Fallis, who was acquitted of murder charges Thursday in connection with her shooting death, said they are in “complete shock” over the not guilty verdict. “I don’t understand how they came to the conclusion that they did,” Ashley’s mother Jenna...

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What is it like to be dead? Patient who ‘died’ says there is NOTHING after death
02 апреля, 2016
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What is it like to be dead? Patient who ‘died’ says there is NOTHING after death

“Just black emptiness. No thoughts, no consciousness, nothing.” That is the view of the afterlife from a man who has ‘died’ in hospital TWICE. The Reddit user got all philosophical, not to say nihilistic, telling the social media site what it is like to be dead. A man who goes by the screen-name r00tdude...

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Trump’s nuclear claims spark global outcry — as he even suggests he would bomb BRITAIN
02 апреля, 2016
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Trump’s nuclear claims spark global outcry — as he even suggests he would bomb BRITAIN

DONALD TRUMP has sparked global outcry after revealing his nuclear weapons policy — with the US presidential hopeful even refusing to rule out bombing BRITAIN. The controversial property tycoon caused a new storm this week with his claim he is not willing “to take it off the table” when quizzed over whether he...

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Missing Texas mom found dead; 3 kids alive in SUV
01 апреля, 2016
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Missing Texas mom found dead; 3 kids alive in SUV

DALLAS — A Frisco mother who had been missing for days was found dead in her sport-utility vehicle in a McKinney parking lot Thursday evening. Her three children were found alive inside the vehicle and taken to a nearby hospital. Christine Woo and her children — Lauren, 5, Nathan, 3, and Leah, 16 months — had...

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Murders, shootings soar in Chicago through first three months of 2016
01 апреля, 2016
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Murders, shootings soar in Chicago through first three months of 2016

CHICAGO — Murders in the nation's third largest city are up about 72%, while shootings have surged more than 88% in the first three months of 2016 compared to the same period last year, according to data released Friday by the Chicago Police Department. Police say the disturbing rise in violence is being driven by...

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U.S. releases inventory of A-bomb materials
01 апреля, 2016
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U.S. releases inventory of A-bomb materials

WASHINGTON — The United States released a public inventory of its supplies of highly enriched uranium, the material that can be used to make nuclear weapons, President Obama said Friday as he opened the second day of the biennial Nuclear Security Summit. "That inventory is one that we have reduced considerably,"...

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Teen guilty of killing 16-year-old Bailey Gwynne to be sentenced today
01 апреля, 2016
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Teen guilty of killing 16-year-old Bailey Gwynne to be sentenced today

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy who fatally stabbed his fellow pupil in the heart during a row over a biscuit will be sentenced today. Bailey Gwynne, also aged 16, died from a single knife wound to the heart after a fight broke out at Cults Academy in Aberdeen in October last year. The 16-year-old accused, who cannot be named for legal...

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The strange-face-in-the-mirror illusion
01 апреля, 2016
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The strange-face-in-the-mirror illusion

An intriguing article has just been published in the journal Perception about a never-before-described visual illusion where your own reflection in the mirror seems to become distorted and shifts identity. To trigger the illusion you need to stare at your own reflection in a dimly lit room. The author, Italian psychologist...

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Fernando Alonso: How two-time world champion’s career has gone downhill
01 апреля, 2016
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Fernando Alonso: How two-time world champion’s career has gone downhill

Fernando Alonso is a two-time world champion with a raft of statistics to back up claims that he is one of the most talented drivers ever to race in Formula 1. But it's been a rough couple of years for the 34-year-old Spaniard, whose return to McLaren has not gone as planned....

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India Kolkata flyover collapse: Dozens remain trapped
01 апреля, 2016
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India Kolkata flyover collapse: Dozens remain trapped

Rescuers have worked through the night to reach dozens of people believed to be trapped under a collapsed flyover in the Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta). The bypass was under construction in the Girish Park area when it collapsed suddenly on Thursday night. At least 23 people were killed and scores were injured. The 2km-long...

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Brussels attacks: Airport ‘ready to partially reopen’
01 апреля, 2016
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Brussels attacks: Airport ‘ready to partially reopen’

The Brussels airport hit by deadly bomb attacks says it is ready to partially reopen but flights will not restart until Friday evening at the earliest. Zaventem airport has been closed since 22 March when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in the departure hall. In a statement, the airport's operators said the...

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Pittsburgh TV station fires anchorwoman after controversial post about shooting
01 апреля, 2016
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Pittsburgh TV station fires anchorwoman after controversial post about shooting

Pittsburgh television station WTAE said Wednesday it has ended its relationship with anchorwoman Wendy Bell over racial comments she posted on Facebook about an ambush shooting at a cookout that left five people and an unborn baby dead. In a statement, parent company Hearst Television said Bell's comments were...

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